Chapadmalal, Argentina, October 23, 2012 – October 12 was the first day of a Volley All Minivolley Festival in Chapadmalal. Nearly 150 children from Mendoza, Jujuy and Balcarce started the event, and were joined on Saturday by another group from Buenos Aires.

The event was jointly organised by the FeVA and Regional Volleyball Development Centre. Out in the sun of Chapadmalal, the kids enjoyed recreational games and then played 2 v 2, 3 v 3 and 4 v 4 matches before finishing with a 6 v 6 minivolley tournament for the more advanced. There was no shortage of music, entertainment and even a FeVA mascot to add colour to the experience.

The delegation from Mendoza, representing four municipalities, consisted of more than one hundred children. The Spanish Society of Jujuy was represented by a group of girls. Balcarce was the other delegation participating in the first day of Minivolley – they also arrived in large numbers.

The arrival of the Buenos Aires group brought the total participants up to more than 500 kids.

Among the dignitaries present was Gabriel Salvia, director of development, and director of the event Diego Ramirez. They lauded the tireless work of FeVA staff and thanked representatives of Mar del Plata for their contributrions.